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Vadim Pokhlebkin
7/1/2009 5:00:00 PM
Here's an interesting question we've just received at EWI's Message Board: "Dear EWI, as the Madoff hoopla is going full blast today on TV, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this question: Are today's banks in their vast majority also massive ponzi schemes?" Answering a question like that can be a simple matter of definitions -- so let's give it a shot...
Filed Under:
Federal Reserve, fractional reserve, easy money, Robert Prechter, multiplier effect, fiat money system, Madoff, ponzi scheme
Category:
Economy
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Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/18/2009 6:15:00 PM
Several recent reports have pointed out that, in the years before its global train wreck, AIG ran itself less like an insurance company and more like a hedge fund. On that, read this quote about modern-day hedge funds from the May 2008 Elliott Wave Theorist by EWI’s founder and president Bob Prechter.
Filed Under:
AIG, Hedge fund, Madoff, leverage, options
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Stocks
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Susan C. Walker
2/20/2009 4:45:00 PM
Bernie Madoff's clients turned their money over to his securities firm on the hope that what he said he could do – make money on investments in both up years and down years – was actually possible. But some hopes can be unfounded, just like investors' optimism in the face of a bear market.
Filed Under:
Madoff, clawback, Bear market, optimism, obama
Category:
Classic Prechter
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